The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-04
II Is Thought. by the President
The Nashville Bridge Bill to
BIZ Brought Up Soon.
EIGHT HOURS WORK FOR THE
LETTER CARRIERS
Demanded BIZ the Knights Of Labor
Education Of the Apaches-COn-
gressiOnal Proceedings.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL,l

will be continued in Office. He re.
turned 10 his home yesterday.
Mr.. CALDWELL OPPOSED TO THE PRIVATE
SECRETARY BILL.
Mr.. Caldwell today made speech
in the HOUSE, against the Oates bill
providing all membgrs If Congress
with privstA secretaries. He took the
ground that before members could de-
Gently advocats the placing on the
rolls of 800 extra employees and bur-
dening the county to thu extent of
another. quarter OF million OF dollars,
they should state their intentions to
their constituents, making 1t a plank
in their platform, and il the people
agreed TO the increa ed expenditures
involved, we'll and good, but coming
here on a platform OF retrenchment
and reform, how could they sdvo ate
such an expenditure as that contem-
PLACED.
THE NASHVILLE BsIDGE.
Mr.. Caldwell will seizs the frat op.
portunity which presents itself Of pro-
curing unanimous consent to call up
his bill to bridge the Cumberland at
Nashville. He will not wait [ day
to be set apart for the work of the
Commerce Committee, but will, as he
Gays, stake hack at 1t himself"
INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL.
1t Is now thought thatthe President
will sign the interstate commerce
bill tomorrow.
MARION smith,
Of Mississippi, has been appointed to
a $l400 clerkship in the Pension OF.
fee.
EIGHT HOURS FOR LETTER CARRIERS.
A memorial from a committee oil
the Letter Carriers National Aesocia.
ton, Endorsed by the National Legis-
lative Commi tee OF the Knights OF
Labor, has been presented to the
House OF Representatives,, calling at
tention to the eight hour law for GA.
borers, workmen and mechanics" EN-
ployed by the government. It de.
clares that letter carriers "are both Ia
borers and workmen," ,and ss such are
entitled to the benefits OF this law. L
requests the passage by the House o.
the Senate bill extending the pro-
visions OF the eight hour law to letter
carriers.
EDUCATION OF THE APACHEs
The response of the Secretary OF the
Interior to the Senate resolution call.
ing for information regarding the
Apaches at Fort Marion, Fla. shove
that all of the youth among those In
dians between the ages of ~ and %
years, NUMBERING forty-four, have
been transferre d to and placed under
educ ,tional end Industrial training at
Carlisle, Pa, and that upon recon-
msndation OF the Off 'ers OF the army
in charge OF the confined Indians pro
vision has been made for the tduca-
ton of sixty of the younger children
by the Sisters Of Charity at 3. Angus
tine, Fia., at IN expense of 81 80 each
per quarter. TIE reply is accompanie d
by communication from DR.. o. B
Agnew, of Florida, asking that the de-
partment erect school buildings for
the educ alton OF all Apaches aud of.
fering in the name OF the st. Angus.
tine Indian Aid Society to procure
teachers for the school free Of cost.
II. RussELL's CLAIM FOR 100000 DIS
ALLOWED.
Second Comptroller MAYNARD has
disable we'd the claim OF j. II. Russell
for 100000, the alleged value Of the
steamboat II. H Russell, destroye cd by
fire March 81, 1854. The Comptroller
says that the most that can be said in
support of the claim Of impressment in
this case is that to the extent OF con-
veying a single company of cavalry
bstween Baton RJuge and whitehall
the wishes OF the owner were disre-
garded and his will subjected to CO.
ercion by the military authorities, but
in all other respects his command and
control over the vessel were not sus.
pended, and the general business in
which he was engaged was not inter
fered with. In his judgement this is
not such an impressment as the law
contemplates.
APPROPRIATION BILL REPORTED.
The legislative, executive and ju'
die al appropriation bill, reported by
the Appropriations Committee to the
House today, makes total appropris'
ton OF 800, 2S6,9l0, which is less than
the appropriation for the current
year o. 84lS,545. Estimates aggre'
gate S2l, $4,000.
ct. rErKRsBURG's CONSUL GENERAL RE-
SIGNS.
The President has accepted the
resignation of Gen. p NJ. B. Young
of Georgia, Consul General at St
Petersburg &, but has not yet selected
his successor.
CABINET MEETING.
The interstate commerce bill was
incidentally mentioned during today's
Cabinet session, but nothing was said
by the President to indicate his inten'
ton in regard to it.
PROTEST FROM THE ooLoRSD MEN.
A committee of prominent colored
men are preparing q full account Of
the Matthews care for distribution
among the colored people OF the
country. 1t is to be printed in pam
phlet form and will contain 6
plain, concise and truthful re-
cord OF al interviews had with
prominent Republican Senators in
the matter. 1t is said 1t will
show conclusivey from the lips Of
these Senators that there was nothing
against Matthew's charac er or abili'
ty; that lh-re were no charges alainsl
him. tina, the fact OF non residence
did not enter into the matter; that the
Obi ction was that he WIS colored
Democrat, and that IL would be dan-
gerous to encourage cclored Demo
Gratis.
Fifty thousand copies are to be dis
tributed in the most circumspect man.
ner.
A prominent ex-colored Republican
official said tonight; 1--WE ara getting